Niue welcomes first yachts since Covid-19
Niue is this week welcoming its first visiting yachts in three years.
The steady trickle of maritime visitors had been a much welcome feature of...
Vanuatu launches first Ocean Monitoring Network
Vanuatu continues to show innovation in the face of natural disasters with the launching of the country’s first Ocean Monitoring Network this afternoon. The...
Chiefs can punish Fijian Drua anytime: Byrne
Fijian Drua coach Mick Byrne believes the Chiefs is a side that can attack from anywhere, ahead of their Super Rugby Pacific clash tonight.
Byrne...
Training camp impossible for Flying Fijians
Flying Fijians Head Coach Simon Raiwalui says it would be logistically impossible to have a training camp in the build-up towards the Rugby World...
UN court gets request for advisory opinion on climate change
The United Nations’ highest court confirmed Wednesday that the General Assembly has asked for it to issue an advisory opinion on “the obligations of...
New 10-year partnership between USP and New Zealand grounded in the value of Pacific regionalism
The University of the South Pacific (USP) and Aotearoa New Zealand have announced a new 10-year partnership to support the long-term success of the...
NZ deputy PM Sepuloni reaffirms support for Fiji
Fiji and New Zealand's exemplary partnership provides remarkable opportunities to advance sustainable economic development and build stronger future for the communities in Fiji, Pacific...
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister outlines vision for peace in the Indo-Pacific
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has outlined her government's ambition to “avert war and maintain peace” in the Indo-Pacific region
Wong addressed the National...
Pacific Island countries to develop advanced warning system for Tuna migration
Climate change and warming ocean waters are causing tuna fisheries to migrate to international waters, away from a country’s jurisdiction, thereby putting the food...
Traditional knowledge and climate science – a recipe for resilience
The importance of integrating traditional knowledge into climate science and services was highlighted during a briefing with the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazard’s Department’s Climate...
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Green Climate Fund cuts climate funding approval time to nine months: Duarte
By Pita Ligaiula in Koror, Palau
Pacific Island countries could gain faster access to Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing under reforms that have cut...
Moetai Brotherson and the Ocean of Peace
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
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Vanuatu takes Matthew and Hunter dispute to ICJ
By Nic Maclellan in Koror, Palau
Vanuatu has lodged an application to the world’s highest court, the International Court of Justice, seeking recognition of its...